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The pharmacy chain WBA rose to 4%. It is reported that Sycamore Partners LP is arranging a debt financing plan for the acquisition of WBA. Sycamore has contacted lenders such as Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.Francois bayrou, the new French Prime Minister: Reducing French debt is a moral obligation.American natural gas futures fell more than 5% and are now reported at $3.277 per million British heat.

Fitch: Adjust the outlook of Uzbekistan to negative.Abbott's share price quickly fell to 1%.German regulators investigate potential abuse of electricity price increases.

Russia's GDP in the third quarter increased by 3.1% year-on-year, in line with expectations.European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of military expenditure. On December 12th, the Financial Times reported that some European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of national defense expenditure in their gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 2% to 3%, which will bring budgetary pressure to many European countries.US lawmakers say it is too early to lift sanctions against Syria, and US Republican and Democratic senators say it is too early to consider lifting sanctions against Syria after President Assad steps down, which shows that Washington is unlikely to change its policy in the short term.